Project Grant AL250462OLS21

The Trinidad Rancheria Library of the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community in California was awarded a $121,800 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program (CFDA 45.311). The grant funds will be used to renovate and upgrade the library, creating a safe, accessible, and modern facility to support cultural and educational programs, career development, school research, and other learning...

The Hartford Public Library received a $250,000 block grant award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Services on October 1, 2021 to provide citizenship education and training services through September 30, 2023. The library will deliver its "Opportunities Youth Citizenship" program to expand access for lawful permanent residents in Greater Hartford under the Citizenship Education and Training program (CFDA 97.010). This program promotes...

The American Library Association (ALA) was awarded a $427,092 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164). The grant will fund ALA's "The Great Stories Club: Reading and Discussion for At-Risk Youth" program through August 2024. The program aims to connect librarians with at-risk youth through literature-based outreach and thematic reading and discussion. As the sub-awardee,...

The Broward County Library will use a $187,544 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop a "BCL to Go - Workforce Ready" program. Through this program, the library will provide 60 mobile workstations equipped with workforce development and educational applications to residents in six zip codes impacted by high unemployment and COVID-19. Each kit will include a table with an internet hotspot to serve as a portable workstation. Users will be able to...

The City of Houston's Houston Public Library will preserve existing oral history recordings relevant to the city's history and collect new recordings documenting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on race and social justice issues. Funded by a $100,000 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program, the library will convert legacy collections to more stable audiovisual formats, migrate materials to an updated online accessible platform, and...

The Public Library Association (PLA) received a $249,963 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The two-year project will train public library staff from California, Georgia, and Massachusetts on best practices for collaborating with culturally diverse community members and using co-design principles to improve library services for underserved Spanish-speaking communities. Key activities include...

The Lincoln Library in Springfield, Illinois will expand community outreach and engagement through a $103,995 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants program. Under the award, set to run from November 2021 through October 2022, the library will hire an Outreach Librarian to work with community partners in three underrepresented neighborhoods. The librarian will make library services more accessible in these areas, which experienced...

The Dauphin County Public Library in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania will redesign its Madeline L. Olewine Memorial Library branch under a $116,160 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Administered through IMLS's National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312), the grant will support physical enhancements and reconfigurations to the branch to meet Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 guidelines while maintaining access to library services....

The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants (NLG) program (CFDA 45.312) to expand an existing WiFi hotspot lending program in 14 rural counties in Alabama from November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022. APLS aims to increase reliable internet access in these counties marked by high poverty and low household connectivity through distributing WiFi hotspots for patron...

The Hawaii State Public Library System was awarded a $2.3 million Formula Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) to support digital inclusion and library services through December 2022. Funds will help communities respond to pandemic needs while advancing the goals of the Library System's five-year plan through initiatives like robust technological infrastructure, 24/7 virtual collections, lifelong learning programs, and workforce...